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Sarvapitru Amavasya Shradh 8th October 2018

Sarvapitru Amavasya Shradh - 8th October 2018

While the entire Shradh Paksha or Pitru Paksha hold an extremely important place in the Hindu culture, a particular type of Shradh has its own significance due to its unique relevance.
We are talking about the Shradh performed on the Sarva Pitru Amavasya or the Mahalaya Amavasya.
The Sarva Pitru Amavasya happens on the last day/tithi of the Pitru Paksha/Shradh Paksha.

What makes the Sarva Pitru Amavasya so special?

Sarva Pitru Amavasya occurs on the last day of the Pitru Paksha or Shradh Paksha.

On this specific tithi, people can perform the Shradh of all their ancestors irrespective of when they died and how they died.

Therefore if for some reason, a person is not able to perform the Shradh of his ancestors on the dedicated tithis/dates during the Pitru Paksha, he can choose to do it on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

Also, if the date of the death of a person is unknown, then the Shradh rituals of such a person can be performed on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

Many people who know the tithis of demise of their ancestors but for some unavoidable reasons are not able to perform the Shradh rituals of their ancestors on their respective tithis of demise, choose to perform cumulative Shradh rituals for all of them on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

Since the Pitru Paksha period starts on the Pratipada day, the next day of Purnima in the month of Bhadrapada, therefore the Shradh rituals of those who died on Purnima tithi are done on the Sarva Pitru Amavasya day only.

The date of Sarva Pitru Amavasya this year is Monday, 8th October 2018.

Benefits of this Puja

This Puja can be performed when you don't know the exact time/date of death of your deceased family members.

This Puja can be performed for "all" your deceased ancestors on a single tithi (Sarva Pitru Amavasya).

This Puja gives peace and contentment to the deceased in the after life and their well being is ensured in the dimensions that they dwell in.